Pathan
Pathan · Pathans
Synonym of Pashtun; a member of the Pashto-speaking people of today’s north-west…Synonym of Pashtun; a member of the Pashto-speaking people of today’s north-west Pakistan and south-east Afghanistan.
/pəˈtɑːn/
Meaning
1 senses(British, India, South Asia)Synonym of Pashtun; a member of the Pashto-speaking people of today’s north-west Pakistan and south-east Afghanistan.
an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan
Origin
Borrowed from Hindustani پٹھان / पठान (paṭhān). Doublet of Pashtun.Borrowed from Hindustani پٹھان / पठान (paṭhān). Doublet of Pashtun.
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